whinging

variants or whingeing
present participle of whinge, British

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for whinging
Verb
  • In lesser hands, such a question, especially from a young white male who plays guitar for a living, could come off as whining.
    Joseph Hudak, Rolling Stone, 5 Sep. 2025
  • And since then, his crying and whining have increased.
    Liz O'Connell, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • Nah — not very long later, Tony is referencing his Bond obsession, complaining about the generic name of the secret drone-control computer program everyone is battling for here.
    Chris Willman, Variety, 4 Sep. 2025
  • But everybody was complaining and asking for a hot one.
    Andy Wang, Forbes.com, 3 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Ellis could be heard moaning and could be seen lying on the ground.
    Elena Santa Cruz, AZCentral.com, 3 Sep. 2025
  • The patient is actually a training dummy that instructors can manipulate into yelling, moaning, retching, suffering blood pressure spikes, heart attacks and other medical emergencies.
    Beth Warren, The Tennessean, 21 Aug. 2025
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“Whinging.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/whinging. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.

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